'From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”' Matthew 4:17

A true disciple is not first a learner or reader of his words.  You are a doer. In v19 Jesus says, “Come follow me”. The first command of Jesus’ public ministry was, “repent”.

Jesus wants an inward change because nothing else will stick if you don’t first address YOUYour actions need to be immediate

v20 “Immediately they left their nets and followed him.”A friend’s wife was giving a sermon where she shared this same advice, because it’s what she did.  Drugs, alcohol, miserable. Meets a janitor at the church who tells her to repent and go and tell everyone that she now believes in Jesus.Repent is “to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one’s life.”